Cast Away (2000)
Will Chuck ever return to civilization and reunite with his loved ones? The young FedEx executive is suddenly stuck in what was supposed to be a business trip.
25 February 1972, Simferopol, USSR
17 April 1929, Harvey, North Dakota, USA
6 August 1953, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
1971, Costa Mesa, California, USA
14 May 1947, Davenport, Iowa, USA
17 February 1989, Orange County, California, USA
August 07, 2008
The beginning and ending of the film are a bit underdeveloped, but that's just quibbling.
December 22, 2000
The scenes of Hanks' complete isolation on the island, where barely a sound is heard for minutes at a time, are the best thing about Cast Away.
June 24, 2006
Though Hanks comes across as blandly as ever, at least his solid performance shows he's up to carrying half a movie on his own, and Zemeckis' direction is at first as busily efficient as the protagonist.
December 22, 2010
Tom Hanks' powerful, brutal and mature story.
March 19, 2002
Cast Away isn't the first to recognize our modern need for primal tales, but it is among the most accomplished. It plugs straight into our unplugged fantasies.
September 25, 2010
As melancholy as it is affirming, "Cast Away" tells a darkly comic, occasionally punishing parable about what happens when humans lose sight of humility in life's grand scheme - an interesting thematic twin to Tom Hanks' own "Joe vs. the Volcano."
December 22, 2000
Cast Away amounts to little more than an unprecedented showcase for its star.
December 07, 2009
Remains one of the more vividly transporting films I've come into contact with. It's heartbreaking, darkly comedic, bravely observational, and ultimately, pure emotional poetry.
June 04, 2001
Hanks conducts a master class in acting by showing a man losing his sense of himself in fractional gradations.
April 29, 2009
A gripping survival drama and one of my favorites of 2000.
May 16, 2012
one-man show
September 26, 2002
Hanks's Everyman quality has never been more aptly utilized: He's the perfect stand-in for all of us who never made it to Eagle Scout.
